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Q135606: FINDSTR Causes STOP Error 21a

Article: Q135606
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
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Operating System(s): 
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Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Windows NT 3.5 Findstr command can cause STOP message 21a when it is used to
search some rich text format (.RTF) files.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, copy the data from the original RTF file into a new
RTF file. The problem should not occur when you use Findstr on the new RTF file.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This
problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.

Additional query words: prodnt blue screen 0x0000021a

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS350search

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